FEAR PHENOMENON IN EXISTENTIAL PHILOSOPHY

The Role of Existential Graphs in Peirce’s Philosophy

Nowadays, Peirce is mostly recognized as the founder of pragmatism and for his extensive theory of signs. Interestingly, in contrast to the contemporary estimation of his work, Peirce himself considered his system of existential graphs as the ‘luckiest find of my career’. This paper aims to clarify why Peirce placed his existential graphs into the very heart of his philosophy. Moreover, the des...

Healing relationships and the existential philosophy of Martin Buber

The dominant unspoken philosophical basis of medical care in the United States is a form of Cartesian reductionism that views the body as a machine and medical professionals as technicians whose job is to repair that machine. The purpose of this paper is to advocate for an alternative philosophy of medicine based on the concept of healing relationships between clinicians and patients. This is a...

Philosophy and Identity: The Relationship Between Choice of Existential Orientation and Therapists’ Sense of Self

This paper reports one theme – Expression of Identity – which emerged from a larger qualitative study. It suggests that existential philosophy offers an insight into the human condition which therapists incorporate into their world view and that choosing to be an existential therapist is a choice involving passion and commitment.

Virtue Existential Career Model: A Dialectic and Integrative Approach Echoing Eastern Philosophy

Our Virtue Existential Career (VEC) model aims at complementing western modernism and postmodernism career theories with eastern philosophy. With dialectical philosophy and virtue-practice derived from the Classic of Changes, the VEC theoretical foundation incorporates merits from Holland typology, Minnesota Theory of Work Adjustment, Social Cognitive Career Theory, Meaning Therapy, Narrative A...

Existential Definability in Arithmetic